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. >>> in news of the world in egypt there were competing protesters as president mohamed morsi announced a mid-december vote on a controversial draft constitution. thousands of people came out today in support of president morsi's proposed constitution. the demonstrators were mostly ms of muslim brotherhood. meanwhile critics of president morsi continue to protest in tahrir square. >>> in syria today as the internet was restored in much of the country new images of violence emerged. syrian opposition groups say this video shows the aftermath of government shelling as people run with children to local hospitals and to safety. the syrian government blamed rebels for cutting the communication lines, but the opposition says the assad regime caused theblackout. >>> there are reports that a number of cars caught fire and at least three of the cars were crushed. a local firefighter reported that the tunnel's developmentlation system was malfunctioning and it's making it hard to navigate the scene. a japan continues and report says the mudslide triggered the collapse of the ceiling. >>> family f
. >>> in news of the world in egypt there were competing protesters as president mohamed morsi announced a mid-december vote on a controversial draft constitution. thousands of people came out today in support of president morsi's proposed constitution. the demonstrators were mostly ms of muslim brotherhood. meanwhile critics of president morsi continue to protest in tahrir square. >>> in syria today as the internet was restored in much of the country new images of violence...
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we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a legal showdown between a california health center that dispenses marijuana and federal authorities. >> just people feel safe coming here. like going to your neighborhood cvs or anywhere else. >> brown: open season in congress look >> brown: seven weeks after election day, there are open seats in congress. we look at contests in three senate races. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro profiles a priest who became a doctor to help haiti's poor and orphaned children. >> brown: and we close with a conversation with the editor of a new anthogy of verse: 100 poems written over 100 years. >> it doesn't have poetry. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfre
we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a legal showdown between a california health center that dispenses marijuana and federal authorities. >> just people feel safe coming here. like going to your neighborhood cvs or anywhere else. >> brown: open season in congress look...
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in egypt today over president mohamed morsi's decision to declare his laws above judicial review. more than 100,000 protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the presidential palace in cairo. morsi was ushered out through a back gate to ensure his safety but he is back in the palace today. >>> john mcafee is seeking asylum in guatemala after weeks in hiding. he founded the santa clara software security company that bears his name. he is wanted for a murder of a neighbor in belize. he says he is innocent. mcafee spoke to the "associated press" at a restaurant in guatemala city after sneaking out of nearby belize. >>> police say a man is implicated in the death of a new york city subway passenger who was pushed on the tracks. ki-suck han died monday after being hit by a train at the times square station. this is surveillance video showing han in a confrontation before being shoved on the tracks. witnesses say han tried to climb back up to the platform but couldn't before the train struck him. >> just standing in fear and shock. not knowing what's going on. some people ran, ot
in egypt today over president mohamed morsi's decision to declare his laws above judicial review. more than 100,000 protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the presidential palace in cairo. morsi was ushered out through a back gate to ensure his safety but he is back in the palace today. >>> john mcafee is seeking asylum in guatemala after weeks in hiding. he founded the santa clara software security company that bears his name. he is wanted for a murder of a neighbor in...
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mohammed morsi is 39 years old. manny pacquiao 34. manny pacquiao won two by narrow decisions. and cal's women's basketball team a winner tonight, 84-46. a blow out. >> thank you. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you next time the news break. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. city hall lit up in red and green. have a great night.
mohammed morsi is 39 years old. manny pacquiao 34. manny pacquiao won two by narrow decisions. and cal's women's basketball team a winner tonight, 84-46. a blow out. >> thank you. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you next time the news break. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. city hall lit up in red and green. have a great night.
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egypt islamists are in conflict with liberals, who oppose president mohamed morsi. the opposition says the proposed document will open the door rights abuses and islamist domination. violence has erupted over the past three weeks. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow and the following saturday. >>> the u.s. is second two batteries of patriot missiles to turkey along with 400 troops to operate them. defense secretary leon panetta signed a deployment order today as he traveled to turkey. it's intended to be part of a nato force to protect turkey from a potential syrian attack. the patriots are capable of shooting down shorter range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. >>> president barack obama will meet privately today with u.n. ambassador susan rice. rice has withdrawn her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state. ambassador rice had come under fire from some republicans on capitol hill over her comments following the deadly attack in benghazi, libya back in september. >> i withdrew my name because it's right for the country and the president. >> h
egypt islamists are in conflict with liberals, who oppose president mohamed morsi. the opposition says the proposed document will open the door rights abuses and islamist domination. violence has erupted over the past three weeks. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow and the following saturday. >>> the u.s. is second two batteries of patriot missiles to turkey along with 400 troops to operate them. defense secretary leon panetta signed a deployment order today as he traveled to turkey....
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it comes as opponents of president mohammed morsi planned a massive rally outside his palace in cairo. the rally with the latest against the draft constitution and decrees by the islamist leaders giving himself nearly unrestricted powers in that country. the protest a part of a widening political crisis that is deeply divided the arab nation. one the white house here in the u.s. is watching closely. >> thank you james in a study found today shows the number of terrorist attacks every year has more than quadrupled in the decade since september 11, 2001. the number of annual deaths from terrorist attacks peaked in 2007 during the height of the iraq conflict. it has been falling ever since. the server reporter for the 7000 deaths in 2011. that's tough to 5% dow from a 2007 peak. the study shows iraq, pakistan, afghanistan, india, and yermen are the most affected by terrorist attacks. >> nato foreign ministers are expected to approve turkey's request for patriot anti-missile systems to bolster its defense against possible strike from neighboring syria. nato foreign ministers are meeting t
it comes as opponents of president mohammed morsi planned a massive rally outside his palace in cairo. the rally with the latest against the draft constitution and decrees by the islamist leaders giving himself nearly unrestricted powers in that country. the protest a part of a widening political crisis that is deeply divided the arab nation. one the white house here in the u.s. is watching closely. >> thank you james in a study found today shows the number of terrorist attacks every year...
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. >> mohamed morsi under siege after 100,000 protests in the streets. >>> l.a.'s mayor has announced an end to an eight-day strike at the largest port complex. >>> best man's friend is learning a new trick. how to drive a car. get off the road. >> three, two, one. >> god bless us, every one. >>> nine weeks, officially over. >> snooki wants to give baby advice to kate middleton. her number one advice, find out advice to kate middleton. her number one advice, find out who the father is. captioning funded by cbs e to cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." headline out of washington, a lot of talk. not a lot of action. not surprisingly, the white house and congress remain far from any deal to prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. >> with just 27 days to go, republicans are not talking with the obama administration and the president is only talking on tv. major garrett is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. yesterday at the white house there were vague references to conversations about the the fiscal cliff with cong
. >> mohamed morsi under siege after 100,000 protests in the streets. >>> l.a.'s mayor has announced an end to an eight-day strike at the largest port complex. >>> best man's friend is learning a new trick. how to drive a car. get off the road. >> three, two, one. >> god bless us, every one. >>> nine weeks, officially over. >> snooki wants to give baby advice to kate middleton. her number one advice, find out advice to kate middleton. her...
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. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the leaders' aides have resigned in protest of the way he is handling the crisis. this comes as three others left their posts. protestors say he should drop the decree and a new draft that limits citizens rights. >>> heavy smoke is obscuring roadways and causing traffic problems there. residents were evacuated earlier today. but after weather conditions improved, they were told they could go back to their homes. fire officials say the fire was deliberately set. >>> the hospital treating the duchess of cambridge is apologizing today, after a nurse revealed private details about kate to a prank caller. monica villamizar reports for wjz london. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge got a hospital visit from her very -- sister pippa and brother james. they arrived a day after a caller pretending to be the queen got through to kate's nurse. >> good morning. >> hello there. could i speak to kate, please, my grandd
. >>> 100,000 protestors rally against igyptian president mohammed morsey. more than 120 people have been wounded today involving clashes. three more of the leaders' aides have resigned in protest of the way he is handling the crisis. this comes as three others left their posts. protestors say he should drop the decree and a new draft that limits citizens rights. >>> heavy smoke is obscuring roadways and causing traffic problems there. residents were evacuated earlier today....
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president mohamed morsi scrapped a decree giving him wide pours, but he is going ahead with a constitutional referendum this week and a mass demonstration has been planned for tuesday. >>> president obama is praising the rescue of an american doctor who was helping the peple afghanistan. a special ops member was killed during the rescue. he made frequent trips to afghanistan, working for a nonprofit called morningstar. a u.s. general said tonight that the mission shows an unwaivering commitment to defeat the taliban. >>> talks were homeland in geneva to find a diplomatic solution to end civil war in syria, which has now claimed about 40,000 lives. diplomats from the united nations, russia and u.s. released a statement saying, "the situation in syria was bad and getting worse. >> reporter: u.s. special forces are working with jordanain force on plans to secure assad chemical weapons. >> the white house has made it very clear there will be consequences, there will be consequences if the azad regime makes a terrible mistake by using chemical weapons on their open people. >> gunbattles between o
president mohamed morsi scrapped a decree giving him wide pours, but he is going ahead with a constitutional referendum this week and a mass demonstration has been planned for tuesday. >>> president obama is praising the rescue of an american doctor who was helping the peple afghanistan. a special ops member was killed during the rescue. he made frequent trips to afghanistan, working for a nonprofit called morningstar. a u.s. general said tonight that the mission shows an unwaivering...
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now, those are members of the muslim brotherhood, chanting in support of president mohammed morsy. they spent the day trying to chase anti-government protestors away from the gate. opponents are demonstrating against the decree morsey issued, giving himself, nearly unrestricted powers. >>> we are learning more about the actions taken by a member of the u.s. coast guard, moments before his death, near the u.s.-mexico border. the coast guard says chief petty officer, terrell horn, fired several gunshots from an inflate believe boat to avoid getting shot. sadly, he died from head trauma after being struck by a propeller. officials say horn was trying to stop suspected drug smugglers. >>> it has been nearly one year since the death of maddox turk osh, the boy who fell into the painted dog exhibit at the pittsburgh zoo. we sat down to talk with the father about the accident and how they are coping with the accident. >> maddox a tendency to run sideways and look sideways, always checking himself outside, you know? and mady was always laughing. and his laugh always came from his stomach.
now, those are members of the muslim brotherhood, chanting in support of president mohammed morsy. they spent the day trying to chase anti-government protestors away from the gate. opponents are demonstrating against the decree morsey issued, giving himself, nearly unrestricted powers. >>> we are learning more about the actions taken by a member of the u.s. coast guard, moments before his death, near the u.s.-mexico border. the coast guard says chief petty officer, terrell horn, fired...
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. >> as for the crisis in cairo, president obama has made a phone call to egyptian president mohammed morsi. he expressed concerns about the deaths and injuries of protesters outside morsi's palace. demonstrators are upset about the new unrestricted powers morsi gave himself. >>> looks like authorities in belize will have to wait to question john mcafee. he's back in a georgia georgia tamilian jail. he asked for asylum there. he's wanted for questioning about murder in belize. >>> to reach an agreement on a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. financial experts were on capitol hill yesterday to talk about the negative impacts if the automatic tax increases and spending cuts happen on january 1st. president obama visited a northern virginia family who would suffer finally if a -- financially if a deal isn't reached. the president's approval rating is at its highest point since the raid that killdee killed osama bin laden. 42% believe the nation is heading in the right direction. >>> the san diego zoo two new additions. they're 14 week old clouded leopard cubs and their adorable. they are br
. >> as for the crisis in cairo, president obama has made a phone call to egyptian president mohammed morsi. he expressed concerns about the deaths and injuries of protesters outside morsi's palace. demonstrators are upset about the new unrestricted powers morsi gave himself. >>> looks like authorities in belize will have to wait to question john mcafee. he's back in a georgia georgia tamilian jail. he asked for asylum there. he's wanted for questioning about murder in belize....
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. >>> more protests in egypt today over president mohamed morsi's decision to declare his laws above judicial review. more than 100,000 protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the presidential palace in cairo. morsi was ushered out through a back gate to ensure his safety but a spokesman says he is back in the palace. >>> it's 5:38 right now. a holiday tradition targeted. what thieves took from bay area boy scouts. >> and a prank call made to kate middleton's hospital. how a radio station was able to get some personal information about the duchess of cambridge when we come back. ,, [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ get to holiday fun faster [ traffic passing ] ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby c
. >>> more protests in egypt today over president mohamed morsi's decision to declare his laws above judicial review. more than 100,000 protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the presidential palace in cairo. morsi was ushered out through a back gate to ensure his safety but a spokesman says he is back in the palace. >>> it's 5:38 right now. a holiday tradition targeted. what thieves took from bay area boy scouts. >> and a prank call made to kate middleton's...
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is running high. 234* september an angry mob stormed the embassy and engaged by easy local's prophet mohamed. >> this ambassador was one of the many americans in danger all the time whether there is a bounty on his head all the time. jay abc news, washington. >>> students and family members in the connecticut school shooting were honored at giants stadium in new jersey during today's nfl game. they welcomed scores of people from the sandy hook elementary school and greeted the children, teachers and parents. a moment of silence was observed for the 27 victims killed in the tragedy. the tribute was complete with a new york giants route of the philadelphia eagles. >>> the death toll has reached nine in a tour bus crash on an icy highway in oregon. it happened this morning in frigid conditions on interstate 84 near pendleton in northwest oregon. police say the driver of the charter bus lost control on the slick pavement. the bus skidded through a guardrail and tumbled several hundred feet down an embankment. about 40 passengers were traveling from las vegas to vancouver, british columbia. in ad
is running high. 234* september an angry mob stormed the embassy and engaged by easy local's prophet mohamed. >> this ambassador was one of the many americans in danger all the time whether there is a bounty on his head all the time. jay abc news, washington. >>> students and family members in the connecticut school shooting were honored at giants stadium in new jersey during today's nfl game. they welcomed scores of people from the sandy hook elementary school and greeted the...
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egypt islamists are in conflict with liberals who oppose mohammed morecy . the opposition will open the door to rights abusist and islamic domination. violence erupted over the past three weeks. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow and the following saturday. >>> all the pressure on susan rice has apparently prompted the u.n. ambassador to take her san francisco out of consideration to become the next secretary of state. today president obama will meet privately with the ambassador. he says though he is still supporting her. >> i withdrew my name because i think it's the right thing for the country and i think it's the right thing for the president. >> her interest is in serving me but more importantly serving the country and she has done an outstanding job. i couldn't be prouder. >> massachusetts senator john kerry is now considered the most likely nominee for secretary of state. >>> the u.s. is sending missiles and troops to turkey in case of a syrian missile attack there. defense secretary leon panetta signed an order today on his way to turkey. it calls fo
egypt islamists are in conflict with liberals who oppose mohammed morecy . the opposition will open the door to rights abusist and islamic domination. violence erupted over the past three weeks. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow and the following saturday. >>> all the pressure on susan rice has apparently prompted the u.n. ambassador to take her san francisco out of consideration to become the next secretary of state. today president obama will meet privately with the ambassador. he...
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is running high. 234* september an angry mob stormed the embassy and engaged by easy local's prophet mohamed. >> this ambassador was one of the many americans in danger all the time whether there is a bounty on his head all the time. jay abc news, washington. >>> students and family members in the connecticut school shooting were honored at giants stadium in new jersey during today's nfl game. they welcomed scores of people from the sandy hook elementary school and greeted the children, teachers and parents. a moment of silence was observed for the 27 victims killed in the tragedy. the tribute was complete with a new york giants route of the philadelphia eagles. >>> the death toll has reached nine in a tour bus crash on an icy highway in oregon. it happened this morning in frigid conditions on interstate 84 near pendleton in northwest oregon. police say the driver of the charter bus lost control on the slick pavement. the bus skidded through a guardrail and tumbled several hundred feet down an embankment. about 40 passengers were traveling from las vegas to vancouver, british columbia. in ad
is running high. 234* september an angry mob stormed the embassy and engaged by easy local's prophet mohamed. >> this ambassador was one of the many americans in danger all the time whether there is a bounty on his head all the time. jay abc news, washington. >>> students and family members in the connecticut school shooting were honored at giants stadium in new jersey during today's nfl game. they welcomed scores of people from the sandy hook elementary school and greeted the...
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mohammed sofi, learned more than $800,000 while working at a monterey county, state prison. over that of did -- over half of that was for stand-by work. he's now suspended with pay. >>> facebook is rolling out a gift-giving application called facebook gifts. just in time for the holidays. the gifts are mainly geared toward food, drinks and sweets. more than a dozen winemakers are offering wines on facebook. you can also make charitable contributions in someone's name. all you need is facebook. you can search gifts in the search bar or visit a friend's time line where they will be fronted to the gift's busten -- will be prompted to the gift's button. >>> look at the date. 12/12/12. some of the biggest names in music like the rolling stones and bruce springsteen will be performing a concert in new york's madison square garden. that's for victims of hurricane sandy. this is the last time we we'll see a sequential day, month and year in our lifetime. the next time will be 98 years from now, in the year 2110 on 10/10/10. >>> we want to mention quickly that the accident on the san
mohammed sofi, learned more than $800,000 while working at a monterey county, state prison. over that of did -- over half of that was for stand-by work. he's now suspended with pay. >>> facebook is rolling out a gift-giving application called facebook gifts. just in time for the holidays. the gifts are mainly geared toward food, drinks and sweets. more than a dozen winemakers are offering wines on facebook. you can also make charitable contributions in someone's name. all you need is...
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supporters of president mohammed morsi presented the judges from entering the courthouse in cairo on sunday. the judges were supposed to rule on the legitimacy of the islamist dominated upper house of parliament. >>> president obama has a busy couple of days coming up. today he hosts the prime minister of bulgaria in the oval office, then heads to national defense university to deliver remarks there. tomorrow the president meets with governors at the white house. they will be discussing, what else, the impending fiscal cliff. >>> news corporations uk chief tom mockridge is stepping down. he took over the unit 18 months ago at the height of the company's phone hacking scandal >>> the time has finally come, cory booker taking the food stamp challenge this week. the newark mayor will only be eating with food he can buy for $37. that is the average food stamped benefit in his week. booker said he will be giving up coffee because he can't afford it. that will be tough for us. >> no doubt. >> interesting to see at the end of that how he does. >> i'm sure he will be documenting on twitter w
supporters of president mohammed morsi presented the judges from entering the courthouse in cairo on sunday. the judges were supposed to rule on the legitimacy of the islamist dominated upper house of parliament. >>> president obama has a busy couple of days coming up. today he hosts the prime minister of bulgaria in the oval office, then heads to national defense university to deliver remarks there. tomorrow the president meets with governors at the white house. they will be...
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rejecting president mohamed morsi's call for reconciliation, refusing to compromise last night as he spoke to the nation. earlier, morsi got a call from president obama after a deadly confrontation between morsi's supporters and his opponents. holly williams is outside the presidential palace in cairo. >> reporter: some people here hope that after days of protests and blood shed, president morsi would make a major concession last night when he addressed the nation in an effort to restore balance. we are expecting large protests here today outside the palace here in cairo. in the city of alexandria, there have been more violent clashes between president morsei's opponents and his supporters. the president's opponents are demanding that he immediately gives up all of the sweeping new powers that he gave himself two weeks ago. they also want him to postpone a referendum on egypt's new constitution, due to take place in just over a week. critics say that constitution doesn't protect the rights of all egyptians. but president morsi didn't do either of those things last night. instead he o
rejecting president mohamed morsi's call for reconciliation, refusing to compromise last night as he spoke to the nation. earlier, morsi got a call from president obama after a deadly confrontation between morsi's supporters and his opponents. holly williams is outside the presidential palace in cairo. >> reporter: some people here hope that after days of protests and blood shed, president morsi would make a major concession last night when he addressed the nation in an effort to restore...
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president mohammed morsi gave himself and a quickly drafted constitution. the chief of says says the president will address the country later today and will share some important news. >>> in russia, there's so much concern about the supposed my doomsday, the russian minister of the emergency situation says i have methods of monitoring what is occurring on the planet earth and i can say with confidence, the world is not going to end in december. december 21st, 2012 marks the end of the al qaeda and some people have -- calendar and some people have predicted the world will end that day. >>> the a.p. says last year, at least a dozen members of the state legislature had repairs done on state vehicles and those were made weeks before lawmakers bought the vehicles for their personal use. in most cases the work cost taxpayers thousands of dollars. >> the only state in the country that had this program finally ended the program because i think they saw some abuse. they also saw that voters didn't like the program, that it was a perk that they could give up. >> star
president mohammed morsi gave himself and a quickly drafted constitution. the chief of says says the president will address the country later today and will share some important news. >>> in russia, there's so much concern about the supposed my doomsday, the russian minister of the emergency situation says i have methods of monitoring what is occurring on the planet earth and i can say with confidence, the world is not going to end in december. december 21st, 2012 marks the end of the...
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reports from cairo, the vote on the constitution has become a referendum on egypt's islamic president, mohamed morsi. >> reporter: both sides of the egyptian political divide plan major marches and rallies this morning. government supporters are calling a yes vote on the referendum a vote for islam. the opposition is fragmented and far less organized and decided only a few days ago to vote no rather than boycott the ballot. the new constitution was drafted by the ruling islamist party and its hard-line political allies. the mainly secular opposition says the 63-page document does not represent all of egypt's 83 million people and tramples on the rights of minorities such as christians. a major problem is a lack of monitors. a significant number of judges have refused to supervisor the 13,000 polling stations so the voting will have to be held over two days first in major cities an then in the countryside. many egyptians are simply growing weary after two years of political turmoil. adding to their woes is the effect on the economy. the tourism industry has been hard-hit and the prospects of at
reports from cairo, the vote on the constitution has become a referendum on egypt's islamic president, mohamed morsi. >> reporter: both sides of the egyptian political divide plan major marches and rallies this morning. government supporters are calling a yes vote on the referendum a vote for islam. the opposition is fragmented and far less organized and decided only a few days ago to vote no rather than boycott the ballot. the new constitution was drafted by the ruling islamist party and...
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egyptian president mohammed morsi and gee natty who coordinates one of the world's biggest science experiments the search for the particle. also "time" magazine's particle of the year. we first mentioned this yesterday. today president obama is officially announcing the administration's coordinated effort to put forth new policies in the wake of friday's tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. vice president biden is going to be in charge. at the same time, the administration says it is now fully supportive of senator dianne feinstein's plans to sponsor legislation that would ban certain assault weapons and is also open to getting behind policies that would limit high-capacity magazines and also close gun show loopholes. >>> meanwhile, the national rifle association which has been silent since friday says it is going to hold a major press conference this coming friday. it released its first statement yesterday saying that it was shocked, sadden and heartbroken by the murders in newtown and says it has been laying low out of respect for the families. and as a matter of common decency. the gun
egyptian president mohammed morsi and gee natty who coordinates one of the world's biggest science experiments the search for the particle. also "time" magazine's particle of the year. we first mentioned this yesterday. today president obama is officially announcing the administration's coordinated effort to put forth new policies in the wake of friday's tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. vice president biden is going to be in charge. at the same time, the administration says it...
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the new constitution has the support of egyptian president mohammed morsi and his islamic backers, but is opposed by moderate muslims and christians. critics of the constitution say it could allow religious leaders to restrict civil liberties, ignore women's rights, and undermine labor unions. >>> and just hours ago, we learned that nelson mandela underwent successful surgery to remove gall stones. he had the operation today, but has been in the hospital for eight days. government officials say mandela's doctors wanted to treat a recurrent lung infection before putting him through the surgery. >>> time now, 9:24. if you are heading out the door, it is cold out there. the question is, mark, should they bring an umbrella? >> that would be a good strategy, yeah. because the rain flow, if you've been watching the forecast, rain showers will be knocking on our door. cloudy and cool this morning. then rainfall soon developing across parts of the bay area. not a major deal in terms of significant rainfall, but still enough to wet the bay area roadways and current temperatures, chilly ones up
the new constitution has the support of egyptian president mohammed morsi and his islamic backers, but is opposed by moderate muslims and christians. critics of the constitution say it could allow religious leaders to restrict civil liberties, ignore women's rights, and undermine labor unions. >>> and just hours ago, we learned that nelson mandela underwent successful surgery to remove gall stones. he had the operation today, but has been in the hospital for eight days. government...